Last Wednesday, New York State Democratic Senator Charles “Chuck” Schumer addressed the Orthodox Union, one of the United States’ largest Orthodox Jewish organizations, saying, “Since the Palestinians in Gaza elected Hamas, while certainly there should be humanitarian aid and people not starving to death, to strangle them economically until they see that’s not the way to go, makes sense.”

Despite the scathing quality of his words, Schumer received little media coverage, much less outrage. This is disturbing considering that just one week prior, former White House Press Corps correspondent Helen Thomas was not only condemned, but openly shamed away from her career for perceived anti-Semitism.

When Schumer’s video began circulating through the liberal media blogosphere, someone on Think Progress commented that he did not want to “jump all over Schumer with the condemnations too quickly.” Continue reading →